Before (end of 2010) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Conservative 5 · Other 0
After (end of 2011) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Billinge & Seneley Green1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| J. Pearson | Labour | 1,896 ✓ |
| M. Hodgson | Conservative | 964 |
| Peter Peers | Independent | 556 |
| S. Knowles | Liberal Democrats | 170 |
Blackbrook1 seat
| Linda Lovina Maloney | Labour | 2,354 ✓ |
| B. Bonney | Liberal Democrats | 353 |
| Joanna Collins | Conservative | 350 |
Bold1 seat
| A. Johnson | Labour | 1,939 ✓ |
| Matthew Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 413 |
| Charmain Pyke | Conservative | 228 |
| J. Winstanley | BNP | 179 |
Earlestown1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| K. Deakin | Labour | 1,845 ✓ |
| D. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 422 |
| D. Skeech | Conservative | 394 |
Eccleston1 seat
| Michael Haw | Liberal Democrats | 1,540 ✓ |
| Sophie Robinson | Labour | 1,401 |
| Kathleen Sheila Barton | Conservative | 904 |
| Williams F. | Green | 336 |
Haydock1 seat
| Jeanette Banks | Labour | 2,010 ✓ |
| Janet Sheldon | Liberal Democrats | 765 |
| Gary Robinson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 247 |
| R. Reynolds | Conservative | 221 |
Moss Bank1 seat
| J. Fulham | Labour | 2,031 ✓ |
| Don Kent | Liberal Democrats | 1,199 |
| D. Lawrenson | Independent | 345 |
| A. Rigby | Conservative | 183 |
Newton1 seat
| Sandra Dyer | Labour | 1,432 ✓ |
| P. Astbury | Liberal Democrats | 1,311 |
| B. Honey | Conservative | 369 |
Parr1 seat
| K. Roberts | Labour | 2,026 ✓ |
| P. Brown | Liberal Democrats | 221 |
| Madeleine Patricia Wilcock | Conservative | 168 |
Rainford1 seat
| J. Jones | Conservative | 1,792 ✓ |
| K. Aspinall | Labour | 1,184 |
| Carla Hay | Green | 255 |
| F. Barrett | Liberal Democrats | 102 |
Rainhill1 seat
| J De'Asha | Labour | 2,569 ✓ |
| J. Cunliffe | Conservative | 853 |
| Denise Aspinall | Liberal Democrats | 549 |
Sutton1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Janet Johnson | Labour | 2,151 ✓ |
| K. Knowles | Liberal Democrats | 836 |
| Barbara Evelyn Woodcock | Conservative | 218 |
| P. Clayton | BNP | 184 |
Thatto Heath1 seat
| Patricia Ireland | Labour | 2,409 ✓ |
| Spriggs H. | Conservative | 395 |
| Carol Pearl | Liberal Democrats | 282 |
Town Centre1 seat
| G. Almond | Labour | 1,962 ✓ |
| Lynn Turton | Liberal Democrats | 562 |
| R. Barton | Conservative | 163 |
West Park1 seat
| Marlene Mary Quinn | Labour | 2,293 ✓ |
| D. Foster | Conservative | 386 |
| Ruth Watmough | Liberal Democrats | 245 |
| W. Fitzpatrick | Green | 224 |
| Leila Bentham | BNP | 161 |
Windle1 seat
| Patricia Martinez-Williams | Labour | 1,663 ✓ |
| Nancy Ashcroft | Conservative | 1,248 |
| Donnelly A. | Green | 246 |
| Noreen Knowles | Liberal Democrats | 115 |